Currycomb



No. 622,347. Patented Apr. 4, 1899. J. A. HACKENBERG.

CURRYCOMB.

(Application filed Mar. 15, 1898.)

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JACOB A. HACKENBERG, OF PI'IGENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUR RYCOMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,347, dated April 4,1899.

Application filed March 1 5, 18 9 8.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AOOB A.1-IA0KE'NBERG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Phoenixville, in the county of Chester and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Currycomb, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to currycombs, and

has for its object to provide a device of this class having such aconstruction of teeth as to adapt it to remove dirt and loose hairswithout abrading the skin when passing over bony or protuberant partsand of which the teeth, furthermore, may be readily cleaned or relievedof accumulations of hair and other matter collected thereby in use.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a comb which may bemanufactured at a small cost and of which the body portion, ifpreferred, may be constructed of'sheet metal, the minimum amount ofmetal being required.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a currycombconstructed in accordance with my invention, the same being showninverted. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan View ofthe blank of which the body portion when constructed of sheet metal isformed to show the parallel slits and the tongues of different lengthsformed by such slits, the folding or crease lines of the tongues beingindicated by dotted lines.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

The currycomb embodying my invention consists of a head or block 2, towhich is at-. tached a suitable handle 3, said head having teethprojecting from its face and approximately perpendicular to the planethereof, said teeth being arranged in parallel inner and outer rows orseries. The inner rows of teeth 5 are arranged upon opposite sides ofthe longitudinal center of the head and at a short interval therefrom,while the outer rows of teeth 7 are located contiguous to the oppositeside edges of the head and parallel with the rows of teeth 5.

In the preferred construction the teeth are gerial No. 673,945. (Nomodel.)

may be secured to the face of the head by any suitable means, such aspins or rivets 8, engaging openings 9. In constructing the teeth theblank may be provided, as shown in the drawings, with parallel slitsdisposed perpendicularly to the opposite side edges of the blank andextending inwardly from said edges, the alternate tongues thus formedbeing made of different lengths. For instance, the long tongues 6 may bemade of the full width of the blank, while theintermediate or shorttongues,which constitute the inner rows of teeth 5, may be cut oif tothe desired length. In Fig. 3 I have indicated dotted lines a and b,which represent the folding or crease lines of the saidalternatelyarranged long and short tongues, said tongues being deflectedupon these parallel .lines a and b from the plane of the body portion orblank to occupy positions approximately perpendicular to the plane ofsaid body portion; Obviously this construction of the comb disposes theteeth in parallel side sets, each set comprising outer and inner rows,of which the members are staggered. For instance, the tooth formed bythe extremity of one of the long tongues is arranged contiguous to theside edge of the head, while the next tooth of the inner row is ofiset,and, again, the next tooth is arranged at the edge of the head inalinement with the first-named tooth. The folding or crease lines,however, of the inner and outer rows of teeth are parallel with eachother and also with the edges of the head.

The construction of tooth which I desire to employ and which I haveillustrated in the drawings is short, rectangular, (approximatelysquare,) thin, and terminally blunt, the operative or terminal edges ofthe teeth being parallel with the plane of the head. This constructionof tooth is adapted for removing loose hair and accumulations of foreignsubstances upon the hide of an animal without scratching or abrading thesame or otherwise causing injury or inconvenience, and the staggereddisposition of the teeth in each set provides for completely coveringthe surface traversed. Furthermore, in practice it is desirable toconstruct said teeth of equal projection from the plane of the head andto make each tooth of one row equal in width to the interval between theteeth of the parallel row of the same set, or approximately so, and alsoto make the operative extremity of each tooth of a length equal to thefull width of said tooth, each operative edge being straight or havingno projecting portions capable of abrading the hide. Also by thisarrangement the combined lengths of the operative or terminal edges ofthe teeth in the two rows constituting a set are equal to the intervalbetween the outer edges of the extreme or terminal teeth of said set,and therefore in drawing the comb across the hide of an animal theentire surface traversed by the comb will be affected by the operativeor terminal edges of the teeth. There will be no intervals between thepaths of adjacent teeth requiring a subsequent stroke of the comb overapproximately the same path in order to affect the portions of the hidenot touched on the first stroke.

It is obvious that a simple comparativelyincxpensive comb-plate may beconstructed of sheet metal, as indicated in the drawings, and inpractice I have found such aconstruction to be desirable; but I do notwish to be understood as limiting myself to a construction of sheetmetal, as it is obvious that the specified construction and arrangementof teeth may be obtained otherwise than as specifically set forth, andalso-that various other changes in the form, proportion,and the minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

lIaving described my invention, What I claim is- 1. A currycomb havingits head provided with separate spaced rectangular flat teeth arrangedin rows, with the teeth of one row opposite the intervals between theteeth of another row, and having straight-edged terminals or operativeends of which the combined lengths are equal to the interval between theouter sides of the extreme or ter minal teeth of said rows,substantially as specified.

2. A currycomb having a flat-faced head provided upon each side of itslongitudinal center with a set, consisting of parallel inner and outerrows, of spaced flat-faced teeth, arranged in common planes, projectingperpendicularly from the face of the head, with the teeth of the innerrow opposite the intervals between the teeth of the outer row, andhaving terminal or operative edges of lengths respeotively equal to saidintervals between the teeth, whereby the combined lengths of theoperative edges of the teeth in two rows are equal to the intervalbetween the outer sides of the extreme or terminal teeth of the set,substantially as specified.

3. A currycomb having a comb-plate formed of a blank of sheet metal,slitted from and perpendicular to its opposite side edges, to formalternatelyarranged long and short tongues, which are deflected from theplane of the plate, upon lines parallel with said edges of the same, toform outer and inner rows of teeth which terminate at approximatelyuniform distances from the plane of the plate, substantially asspecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JACOB A. IIACKENBERG.

Vitn esses:

DANIEL JONES, SAML. WILSON.

